Core and Critical Competencies


(This Calendar is SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Week of...
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
August 21


Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:

Welcome Back

Highs and Lows

Wikispaces - Bookmark

Parent/Guardian Contact Form

Elevator Speech - What is it and when is it used?



Write and Prep Elevator Speeches

In your Elevator Speech, explain how your Logo represents you.

Check for Understanding:


Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:


Share Elevator Speeches with the class


New Business Discovery - Research and Discover new companies and businesses in the Des Moines Area.



Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Students will know the types of Businesses analyze each business to identify what activities are performed.

Learning Target:

Identify what is a Business.
Identify what is a Brand.

Activities:


Syllabus – Discuss the semester, Core Competencies,
expectations, student thoughts, procedures, and student questions.

Business vs. Brand

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/difference-between-company-brand-26198.html

Business and Brand

http://www.pg.com/en_US/index.shtml
http://www.jnj.com/healthcare-products

Discover other Examples of Businesses and their Brands

Share with the class

Share the following:
1.) Name of the Business
2.) What they do. (What they sell, online/social media presence)
3.) Where are they located.
4.) Do you think they will be successful? Why or Why not?

Check for Understanding:


August 28

Standard:

Students will know the types of Businesses analyze each business to identify what activities are performed.

Learning Target:

Identify what makes a business successful.

Activities:

Share New Business Findings

Identifying Business Characteristics - The Good and the Bad

Create a Visual Display to describe a Good and Bad Business. Pictures should demonstrate the characteristics of what they do well and what is done poorly relating to your examples. Explain and share.

Partner - Decide what business to research and begin to compile resources and prepare for research tomorrow.

Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Students will know the types of Businesses analyze each business to identify what activities are performed.

Learning Target:

Students will identify and profile a business to understand its function in the economic system

Activities:

Small Groups - Business Research

1 Local Business and 1 Multi-State/National


Business Research - Work Time


Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Students will know the types of Businesses analyze each business to identify what activities are performed.

Learning Target:

Students will identify and profile a business to understand its function in the economic system.

Activities:


Prepare the presentation to share with the class.

Finish Research, Organization and Set Up

Submit for Tomorrow and Be Prepared to share insight into each business.


Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Students will know the types of Businesses analyze each business to identify what activities are performed.

Learning Target:

Students will identify and profile a business to understand its function in the economic system.

Activities:


Discuss Business Profile - Nike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEUkkfU4bEQ

http://finance.yahoo.com/quote/NKE/profile?p=NKE

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/15/nike-to-cut-approximately-2-percent-of-its-global-workforce.html


Share Business Findings


Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Students will understand the core fundamentals of our Mixed Market Economic System.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Finish Sharing Business Findings


Check for Understanding:


September 4

No School

Standard:

Students will understand the core fundamentals of our Economic System.

Learning Target:

Students will identify the foundations of an economic system but understanding it is about people's choices.

Students will compare the different factors of production and the impact on the goods and services we want/need.

Activities:


Economic Fundamentals

Economic Basics
Through 2:40

Needs and Wants

Create your own definition of a need and want.

Discuss definitions of Needs and Wants

Recognize the Needs and Wants that you have.

Create a definition of a Good and Service.

What did you discover?

Goods and Services - How needs and wants are satisfied by the goods and services that have been created by businesses. What do they do for us?


Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Students will understand the core fundamentals of our Economic System.

Learning Target:

Students will understand the components of the decision making process in determining the answer to the economic problem.


Activities:


Types of Resources

Types of Resources
Finish watching through 2:40

Scarcity - Lack of resources, naturally occurring
http://study.com/academy/lesson/scarcity-in-economics-definition-causes-examples.html

Shortages - Goods/Services are temporarily unavailable

Formative Assessment - Identify the factors of production for following items. What does it take to make the product or service.

Determine the Factors of Production for the following items: What goes into the development of the good? Be specific and think of as many as you can.

Nike Running Shoes
Under Armour Hooded Sweatshirt
Lay-Z Boy Leather Recliner
School Text Book


Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Students will understand the core fundamentals of our Economic System.

Learning Target:

Students will understand the components of the decision making process in determining the answer to the economic problem.

Activities:

Discuss the Factors of Production - Questions?


Check for Understanding:


Research Downtown Des Moines - What it has and what is lacking

Des Moines

Development News

Standard:

Students will understand the core fundamentals of our Economic System.

Learning Target:

Students will understand the components of the decision making process in determining the answer to the economic problem.

Activities:

To solve scarcity Economic Systems use the Decision Making Process.



Decision Making Process - Making the best economic choice (Individuals, Businesses, and Governments

http://www.wateraidamerica.org/senegal

Where innovation Occurs? Problem Recognition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVzppWSIFU0

Example to support the decision making process.
Dakar, Senegal - Quick Learning -

The Omni Processor - Discuss the Decision Making process

Opportunity Cost
http://study.com/academy/lesson/opportunity-cost-definition-real-world-examples.html

Decision Making Problem Formative Assessment


Check for Understanding:


September 11

Standard:

Assess opportunity costs involved in making choices about how to use scarce economic resources in the decision making process.

Learning Target:

Identify Needs/Wants for the people of Des Moines/City Leaders

Determine the goods/services that satisfy the needs and wants discovered.

Activities:

Examples of Downtown Developments
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/development/2016/11/14/10-things-reshape-downtown-des-moines-2017/93500150/

Examples of Downtown Developments
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/development/2016/12/22/these-projects-change-face-des-moines-2017/95724430/

Discuss Des Moines Findings

Discuss a previous vacant lot choice for Des Moines


Decision Making Process Problem - Groups of 3

Work Time

Discuss with Groups what they have identified as needs or wants of Downtown Des Moines.

Get Approved before you move on.


Check for Understanding:

Complete the Decision Making Assessment by Wednesday and Submit.

Standard:

Assess opportunity costs involved in making choices about how to use scarce economic resources in the decision making process.

Learning Target:

Analyze each solution, determine the factors of production and make your choice.

Activities:

Project Work Time



Check for Understanding:


Decision Making Problem Assessment

Standard:

Assess opportunity costs involved in making choices about how to use scarce economic resources in the decision making process.

Learning Target:

Analyze each solution, determine the factors of production and make your choice.

Determine the success or area for improvement on the design.


Activities:

Project Work Time


Check for Understanding:

Decision Making Problem Assessment

Standard:

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Identify the economic questions that all economic systems have to answer.


Discover the 4 economic systems and their characteristics

Activities:

Share Problems and their Solution


Begin Ch. 2 - Economic Systems





Check for Understanding:

Decision Making Problem Assessment

Standard:

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Recognize the characteristics of the Traditional Economic System.

Activities:


Answering the 3 Economic Questions

Dinner Activity to Identify how to answer the Economic Questions.

Discuss the Types of Economies and their Characteristics one at a time and then perform the paper airplane activity:

Types of Economies

Traditional

Create a Google Document for Reflection Questions for each System - Economic Paper Airplane Activity

1.) What are the advantages the economic system?


2.) What are the disadvantages of the economic system.


3.) How did you utilize the Factors of Production? (Used effectively, waste them, etc....)


4.) Was the system effective and also successful with the task? Explain why or why not. (Think of the Real World Outcome)


Check for Understanding:


Traditional and Directed Reflections

September 18

Standard:

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Recognize the characteristics of the Directed and Pure Market Economic System.


Activities:

Types of Economies

Directed Economy and Reflection


Pure Market Economy - Activity and Reflections


Check for Understanding:


Economic System Activity and Reflection

1.) What are the advantages the economic system?

2.) What are the disadvantages of the economic system.

3.) How did you utilize the Factors of Production? (Used effectively, waste them, etc....)

4.) Was the system effective and also successful with the task? Explain why or why not. (Think of the Real World Outcome)

Standard:

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Recognize the characteristics of the Mixed Economic System

Activities:


Complete the pure Market Economy

Discuss the Characteristics of the US Economy

Check for Understanding:


Economic System Activity and Reflection

1.) What are the advantages the economic system?

2.) What are the disadvantages of the economic system.

3.) How did you utilize the Factors of Production? (Used effectively, waste them, etc....)

4.) Was the system effective and also successful with the task? Explain why or why not. (Think of the Real World Outcome)

Standard:

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Recognize the characteristics of the Mixed Economic System

Activities:

Finish Discussing US Economic Characteristics.


Set up and discuss the Mixed Economic System -


Consumers - Need of fast transportation

Manufacturers
http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/index.page
Boeing Video

http://www.boeing.com/company/tours/

http://www.airbus.com/

Consumer Providers -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_airlines_of_the_United_States

FAA -

Pilot Requirements
https://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/


Check for Understanding:



Standard:

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Recognize the characteristics of the Mixed Economic System

Activities:


Use of Resources

Discuss the involvement of money and how that helps solve the economic problems that exist in regards to limited resources.

Mixed Economy Paper Airplane Activity

Check for Understanding:



Mixed Economy Reflection Questions

1.) What decisions did you have to make in your role in the economy system.

2.) What limitations were present? What freedoms did you have?

3.) Was the system successful in using the Factors of Production? Why or Why not.

4.) Why does a mixed economy work better than all other forms? Explain


Check for Understanding:


Economic System Reflections

Standard:

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Understand the Role of Government in the US Economic System.

Activities:


Submit All Reflections

Look at real examples and impact of the Government Roles

https://www.ftc.gov/

https://www.fdic.gov/

https://www.fcc.gov/

https://www.fda.gov/

https://www.usda.gov/

https://www.nhtsa.gov/

https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.defense.gov/

https://www.epa.gov/

https://www.cpsc.gov/


Check for Understanding:



September 25

Standard:

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Understand the Role of Government in the US Economic System.


Activities:


Role of Governments in Economies - Guided Notes and Discussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B43YEW2FvDs&index=3&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPNZwz5_o_5uirJ8gQXnhEO

https://www.google.com/search?q=us+government+agencies&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Check for Understanding:


Identify the Agencies and what role of government they play in the economic system.

Standard:

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Identify what ingredients are present in allowing an economic system to grow.


Activities:

Discuss Role of Government Assignment

Talk about Emerging Economies - Why are local communities like Ankeny, Waukee, and Grimes able to grow the way they are? - Economic Characteristics

Look up stories about local development and share out findings.

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045216/00

Des Moines

Waukee - Kettlestone


Economic Current Event - Example
Current Event - Article


Check for Understanding:


Current Event Article Reflection

Standard:

Determine how we impact the US Economic system by understanding the roles that we participate in and how they impact decisions within the system.

Learning Target:

Identify the characteristics of each economic role we play.

Activities:

Economic Current Event and Vocab - Due Today

Discuss Vocab and Share Current Events

Roles in the Economy

Consumer, Worker and Citizen

Consumer Role

Supply and Demand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9aDizJpd_s&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPNZwz5_o_5uirJ8gQXnhEO&index=4

Pricing

Need/Wants = Goods and Services


Check for Understanding:



Standard:

Determine how we impact the US Economic system by understanding the roles that we participate in and how they impact decisions within the system.

Learning Target:

Identify the characteristics of each economic role we play.

Activities:

Consumer Role Continued

Supply and Demand - Impact on Price

Discuss Examples - Hotels and others???

Competition

How Businesses Identify Price

How the Consumer Role dictates the activities of the economic system.



Check for Understanding:


Citizen Reflection

"How do you participate as a citizen in our economic system?" Respond to it as a Teenager and as an Adult.

Due Monday

No School

October 2

Standard:

Determine how we impact the US Economic system by understanding the roles that we participate in and how they impact decisions within the system.

Learning Target:

Identify the characteristics of each economic role we play.


Activities:


Citizen Role - Discuss the roles we play and how it impacts the economy.


Create the outline and identify the activities you will use for examples


Submit Outline before you leave


Check for Understanding:


Economic Roles Video Project


Economic Current Event - Sample

Standard:

Determine how we impact the US Economic system by understanding the roles that we participate in and how they impact decisions within the system.

Learning Target:

Identify the characteristics of each economic role we play.


Activities:

Film and Assemble Project


Check for Understanding:



Economic Roles Video Project

Standard:

Determine how we impact the US Economic system by understanding the roles that we participate in and how they impact decisions within the system.

Learning Target:

Demonstrate the economic Roles we participate in.

Activities:

Submit Project Today - Watch Roles


Check for Understanding:


Economic Roles Video Project

Standard:

Analyze how the U.S. economy functions as a whole and describe selected macroeconomic measures of economic activity.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Vocabulary Development


GDP VIdeo
Discuss GDP

How do we measure economic success?


Gross Domestic Product - What is its makeup, and how is it measured

Real vs Nominal GDP Video


Check for Understanding:

Vocabulary Guided Notes

Standard:

Analyze how the U.S. economy functions as a whole and describe selected macroeconomic measures of economic activity.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Change between US Economic Measurement
Real and Nominal GDP

GDP per Capita
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/per-capita-gdp.asp

GDP Growth Rate
http://www.investopedia.com/term/e/economicgrowthrate.asp

GDP

How to Use the Tools


Check for Understanding:

Discover and Compare GDP and other Economic Measurements with the U.S with other Countries around the world -


Make sure to answer the reflection questions within the document!!!!

October 9

Standard:

Analyze how the U.S. economy functions as a whole and describe selected macroeconomic measures of economic activity.

Learning Target:


Activities:

The Business Cycle - Understand its characteristics
http://www.investopedia.com/term/b/businesscycle.asp

Expansion
Prosperity/Growth,
Recovery

Contractions
Recession, Depression,

Inflation and Deflation
Activities
**http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/**


What happens to GDP during these times

Discuss Online GDP Assignment

Business Cycle and other Characteristics

https://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2012/recession/pdf/recession_bls_spotlight.pdf

Prosperity

Create the Business Cycle - Characteristics of Prosperity, Recession, Depression, Recovery using at least 5 different visuals per cycle component.

Check for Understanding:

ReWorks and complete Your Missing Work

Standard:

Analyze how the U.S. economy functions as a whole and describe selected macroeconomic measures of economic activity.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Finish the Business Cycles

Depression and Recovery
Depression

Recovery
Business Cycle Essay - Preparation

Review Activities to prepare for the Assessment.

Look at all Keynotes and your Guided Notes for review.


Check for Understanding:


Business Cycle Posters

Standard:

Assess opportunity costs involved in making choices about how to use scarce economic resources in the decision making process.

Analyze how the U.S. economy functions as a whole and describe selected macroeconomic measures of economic activity.

Determine how we impact the US Economic system by understanding the roles that we participate in and how they impact decisions within the system.

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Review the Economic Unit content for understanding and a check of their knowledge of our system.

Activities:

All Work for the 1st Unit is due today!!

Review Game


Check for Understanding:


Review

Standard:

Assess opportunity costs involved in making choices about how to use scarce economic resources in the decision making process.

Analyze how the U.S. economy functions as a whole and describe selected macroeconomic measures of economic activity.

Determine how we impact the US Economic system by understanding the roles that we participate in and how they impact decisions within the system.

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:

Demonstrate Knowledge of the Economic System

Activities:

Review Game


Check for Understanding:


Assessment

Standard:

Assess opportunity costs involved in making choices about how to use scarce economic resources in the decision making process.

Analyze how the U.S. economy functions as a whole and describe selected macroeconomic measures of economic activity.

Determine how we impact the US Economic system by understanding the roles that we participate in and how they impact decisions within the system.

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Economic Future Essay - Due Tuesday

Finish Review Discussions

Assessment Preview

Work Time on essay

Check for Understanding:


October 16

Standard:

Assess opportunity costs involved in making choices about how to use scarce economic resources in the decision making process.

Analyze how the U.S. economy functions as a whole and describe selected macroeconomic measures of economic activity.

Determine how we impact the US Economic system by understanding the roles that we participate in and how they impact decisions within the system.

Explain why societies develop economic systems, identify the basic features of different economic systems, and analyze the major features of the U.S. economic system.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Economic Unit Assessment


Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Research to major companies and recognize that criitical role business' play in seeing things rhough.

Activities:

Finish Unit Assessment

While waiting please research the following companies - Learn about what they do, how they do it, and discover the activities of the business.

Explore their Company Information

Amazon Company Profile and Key Statistics
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=AMZN+Profile

https://www.amazon.com/p/feature/rzekmvyjojcp6uc?ref_=footer_aa

https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=17044620011

HQ2
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/09/07/amazon-is-looking-for-a-city-to-site-a-second-5-billion-headquarters/?utm_term=.ad41f75fefbc


http://www.businessinsider.com/how-many-fulfillment-centers-does-amazon-have-in-the-us-2015-3

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1_z0NXOzAav31ObtEeHjVn9V0NZI&hl=en_US&ll=35.732622745655426%2C-97.83508904999997&z=4


Amazon CNBC Original


Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Ch. 5 Businesses in the Economy

Discuss the Different types of businesses that exist and their primary functions.

Discover Examples of Business Types
Extractors - Farms - McDonalds Supplier
Manufacturers - Skippy Peanut Butter
Marketers - Amazon
Service - Discover Examples






Amazon CNBC Original

Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Discover Business Activities - Discuss Examples

Amazon Distribution Centers

Map of Locations


Amazon CNBC Original
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-many-fulfillment-centers-does-amazon-have-in-the-us-2015-3

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1_z0NXOzAav31ObtEeHjVn9V0NZI&hl=en_US&ll=35.732622745655426%2C-97.83508904999997&z=4

Inside the Fulfillment Center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-lBvI6u_hw

Check for Understanding:

Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Finish Amazon Rising

Selling on Amazon
https://services.amazon.com/selling/benefits.htm

Financials of Amazon
http://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMZN/financials?p=AMZN

1.) Generating Ideas (New product/service Ideas, ways of doing something, redesigns, etc….)

2.) Raising Financial Capital (How do they obtain the financial capital needed?? ex. Sales, Loans, Investments, donations,

3.) Buying Goods and Services (Merchandise, Supplies, Equipment etc..)

4.) Using Human Resources (Positions in the Business, who needs to be hired and what areas)

5.) Marketing Goods and Services (Promotion, Pricing, Distribution, Selling, Product Planning, Research, etc..)

6.) Producing Goods and Services - (Not only making items, but conducting the business they are a part of for example: Merchandising set up in the store)

7.) Keeping Records

Identify examples of each type of business activity in action at Amazon.

Check for Understanding:


October 23

Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Identify the different business activities that are performed by the different types of businesses

Activities:

Assemble HyVee Presentation -

HyVee - Download Here

Go to File and “Make a Copy”, then share it with your group members to complete together. Follow the template and include 2 examples of each Business Activity.

Visuals Must Support the Examples listed - Best Presentation Practice - Only Captions allowed so you must explain your connections and reasoning

Due Wednesday


Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Identify the different business activities that are performed by the different types of businesses

Activities:


Q and A for HyVee Presentation


Costco - CNBC Original
https://view.yahoo.com/show/cnbc-originals/episode/60076438/the-costco-craze-inside-the-warehouse-giant


https://www.costco.com/about.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/09/07/costco-cashier-vs-teacher-pay/641155001/

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/COST?p=COST

Check for Understanding:


Standard:


Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Identify the different business activities that are performed by the different types of businesses

Activities:

Share Presentations and here examples

Q and A in regards to the activity and why it best fits the examples chosen.

Check for Understanding:


HyVee Presentations

Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Identify the different business activities that are performed by the different types of businesses

Activities:

Finish the Costco CNBC Original


Check for Understanding:


Discuss the Reflections

Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Recognize the impact the new business can have on a community and grow the economy of the area.

Activities:

Finish the Costco CNBC Documentary

Discuss New Businesses and their Community Impacts

http://www.waukee.org/170/Current-Development-Projects

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/waukee/2016/09/07/new-theater-could-have-largest-imax-screen-us/89965820/

What is the impact on the community? Positive/Negative

Competition, Infrastructure, Options, Other Development

What will help them be successful? Explain



Check for Understanding:

New Business Article Analysis - Apple Data Centers





October 30

Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Identify the impact of businesses on the economy

Activities:

Submit Apple Assignment and Discuss

Finish Costco Documentary

Check for Understanding:

Reflections on Amazon and Costco due tomorrow

Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Demonstrate Knowledge of the Type of Business, Activities it performs and impact on the local economy.

Activities:

Example of a Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rChpzuNeTGY


Business Type and Activities Project - Instructions and Work Day



Hilton Convention Center Hotel
http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/iowa/hilton-des-moines-downtown-DSMDIHH/index.html

http://www.dlrgroup.com/work/hilton-iowa-events-center-hotel/

http://www.businessrecord.com/Content/Real-Estate-Development/Real-Estate-Development/Article/Convention-center-hotel-surpasses-1-million-in-bookings-a-year-before-completion/173/835/76207

https://www.catchdesmoines.com/media/press-releases/post/attached-convention-center-hotel-breaks-ground-in-des-moines/

https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article94780.html

http://www.meetings-conventions.com/News/Hotels-and-Resorts/Ground-Broken-Des-Moines-headquarters-Hotel-Iowa-Events-Center/


Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Demonstrate Knowledge of the Type of Business, Activities it performs and impact on the local economy.

Activities:

Discussion with groups about plan of action to give the Guided Tour.

Effective Examples - Emphasis to avoid the traditional presentation style.


Work Time


Check for Understanding:


Business Activities Project

Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Demonstrate Knowledge of the Type of Business, Activities it performs and impact on the local economy.

Activities:

Business Type and Activities Project - Work Day


Visual Elements


Check for Understanding:


Business Activities Project

Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Demonstrate the Knowledge of the Type of Business, Activities it performs and impact on the local economy.

Activities:

Check Business Activities -

Work Day - Assemble your Pitch

Individual Check on Tuesday

Check for Understanding:


Business Activities Project

November 6

Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Demonstrate Knowledge of the Types of Businesses, their Activities and impact on the local economy.

Activities:

Final Work Day - All business activities and content should be identified.



Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Recognize the affect of free enterprise in creating business opportunities for all people.

Learning Target:

Demonstrate Knowledge of the Types of Businesses, their Activities and impact on the local economy.

Activities:

Pitch Guided Tour

Check for Understanding:


Business Pitch

Standard:

Describe the major types of business organizations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, operating within the socioeconomic arena of the national and international marketplace.

Learning Target:

Demonstrate Knowledge of the Types of Businesses, their Activities and impact on the local economy.

Activities:

Individual Assessment - Business Types and Activities




Check for Understanding:


Individual Assessment

Standard:

Describe the major types of business organizations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, operating within the socioeconomic arena of the national and international marketplace.

Learning Target:

Identify the different forms of business ownership

Identify the characteristics of business ownership

Activities:

Conferences Tonight

Ch. 6 - Structures of a Business


Ownership Guide



Discussions of Structures of Business Ownership

SBA - Click on each ownership type
https://www.sba.gov/starting-business/choose-your-business-structure

Proprietorship - Visit SBA Website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ild-jKuSKD4

Partnership - Visit SBA Website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7L9lIJ4HLc

Corporation -Visit SBA Website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCuQCvYt6xY

Discuss LLC -Visit SBA Website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXncmw-1a-k

Discuss S Corporation - Visit SBA Website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4CnzA39zw8

Check

for Understanding:

No School



November 13

Standard:

Describe the major types of business organizations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, operating within the socioeconomic arena of the national and international marketplace.

Learning Target:

Finish Ownership Characteristics and Vocabulary

Activities:

Group Responses for Economic Impact


Finish Rotations

Discuss Examples of each and recap keys from each type of ownership.


Corporation
https://www.legalzoom.com/knowledge/corporation/topic/what-is-a-corporation-officers

Dividend
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dividend.asp

Stock
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stock.asp

Shareholder
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/shareholder.asp?ad=dirN&qo=investopediaSiteSearch&qsrc=0&o=40186

Liability
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/liability.asp

Corporation Discussion and Notes
http://taxfoundation.org/blog/us-has-more-individually-owned-businesses-corporations

Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Describe the major types of business organizations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, operating within the socioeconomic arena of the national and international marketplace.

Learning Target:

Identify other forms of business ownership.

Activities:

Finish Discussing S Corp and LLC

Other Business Ownership Types


Homework and Individual Work Time
Take notes and identify characteristics and advantages/disadvantage - Due Tomorrow

Cooperatives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RCZPrUIU0o

https://www.sba.gov/content/cooperative

Franchise
What is a Franchise?
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/franchise.asp
https://www.entrepreneur.com/encyclopedia/franchising

Non-Profit Corporation
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/non-profitorganization.asp

https://www.501c3.org/who-really-owns-a-nonprofit/

Discuss Assessments with each group for Economic Answers


Check for Understanding:

Notes on Other Business Types

Standard:

Describe the major types of business organizations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, operating within the socioeconomic arena of the national and international marketplace.

Learning Target:

Understand the key characteristics of Franchises and starting a franchise.

Activities:

Discuss Cooperatives

Franchise Learning - Example Franchise and Characteristics -

Why a Franchise for a business type?

Requirements - Subway

Identify common requirements
Franchise Fee
Royalty Fees
Marketing Fees
Financial Requirements
Process for Applying
Steps to Open

Franchise Links -
http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500/index.html


If Time
McDonald's Franchise Video
http://corporate.mcdonalds.com/mcd/franchising/us_franchising/acquiring_a_franchise.html


Check for Understanding:


Ownership Check

Standard:

Describe the major types of business organizations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, operating within the socioeconomic arena of the national and international marketplace.

Learning Target:

Identify the characteristics of a Non Profit Organization.

Activities:

Non-Profit Discovery and Research
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/forming-nonprofit-corporation-iowa-36063.html

Characteristics of Non-Profit

Non-Profit Examples
http://www.redcross.org/
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf
http://www.worldfoodprize.org/


Check for Understanding:

Choose your Franchise

Non-Profit Research
http://greatnonprofits.org/city/Des%20Moines/IA
http://topnonprofits.com/lists/best-nonprofits-on-the-web/

Standard:

Describe the major types of business organizations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, operating within the socioeconomic arena of the national and international marketplace.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Ownership and Business Type Check - Formative Quiz

Franchise and Non-Profit Newsletter -




Check for Understanding:


Newsletter due Monday

November 20

Standard:

Describe the major types of business organizations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, operating within the socioeconomic arena of the national and international marketplace.

Learning Target:

Understand the key characteristics of Franchises and starting a franchise.

Identify the characteristics of a Non Profit Organization.

Activities:

Newsletter Work Time - Due Tomorrow


Check for Understanding:

Standard:

Describe the major types of business organizations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, operating within the socioeconomic arena of the national and international marketplace.

Learning Target:

Understand the key characteristics of Franchises and starting a franchise.

Identify the characteristics of a Non Profit Organization.

Activities:


Ownership Check - Formative Assessment

Share and Learn about the Franchises and Non-Profits that were researched by your peers.


Check for Understanding:


No School

No School

No School

November 27

Standard:

Analyze the organization of a business.

Describe the management elements of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling and understand their application within the business environment.

Learning Target:

Identify the key characteristics of each management function.

Discover real examples of the function in action.

Activities:

http://blog.ordoro.com/2012/07/17/four-functions-of-management/

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/four-basic-functions-make-up-management-process-23852.html



Watch Planning and Organizing Videos - Discuss and Clarify.


Check for Understanding:

Standard:

Analyze the organization of a business.

Describe the management elements of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling and understand their application within the business environment.

Learning Target:

Identify the key characteristics of each management function.

Discover real examples of the function in action.

Activities:

http://blog.ordoro.com/2012/07/17/four-functions-of-management/

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/four-basic-functions-make-up-management-process-23852.html

Finish Planning Video

Planning - Examples
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/basic-steps-management-planning-process-17646.html

Begin Organization Video

Organization - Examples
http://www.managementstudyguide.com/organizing_function.htm

Check for Understanding:

Standard:

Analyze the organization of a business.

Describe the management elements of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling and understand their application within the business environment.

Learning Target:


Identify the key characteristics of each management function.

Discover real examples of the function in action.

Activities:

Planning and Organization
Activity

Leadership Characteristics - What do you want in a leader?

Common Characteristics


Leading -
http://learnmgt.weebly.com/directing-leading.html


Check for Understanding:



Standard:

Analyze the organization of a business.

Describe the management elements of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling and understand their application within the business environment.

Learning Target:

Identify the key characteristics of each management function.
Discover real examples of the function in action.

Activities:


Control -
http://www.managementstudyguide.com/controlling_process.htm

Organizational Charts - Levels of Management

Discuss Examples and make sure Characteristics are clear.

Discuss Levels of Management - What roles of POLC are present at each level.

Check for Understanding:

Create 2 Questions that you will ask Mr. Bermel about Business Ownership and Management.

Consider a Retail Location and our School. - Practice and recognize the organizational chart.

Standard:

Analyze the organization of a business.

Describe the management elements of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling and understand their application within the business environment.

Learning Target:


Activities:

Mr. Bermel

Ownership and Management Operation in a Business


Check for Understanding:

December 4
Standard

Identify the different ways Managers lead their employees

Describe the management elements of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling and understand their application within the business environment.

Learning Target:

Understand the management styles present in the business and why they are needed.

Activities:

Thank you to Mr. Bermel

Mr. Bermel's Organizational Chart - Who is involved

Introduce Management Styles

Discuss Characteristics of each style and examples


Discuss Human Relations and the impact on the employees


Check for Understanding:

Standard:

Identify the different ways Managers lead their employees

Describe the management elements of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling and understand their application within the business environment.

Learning Target:

Identify the different Functions of Management and how teams are lead.

Activities:


Discuss Management - Identify the Style


Job Description Analysis - Management Function Example

1.) For each Management Function (Planning, Organizing, Leading, Controlling) identify 2 activities described in the Job Description and explain how it represents the Management Function. Be detailed.

2.) Second, Identify what level of management is being described in the Job Description and why you feel so.

3.) Identify which portions of the Job Description would best use each Management Style (Tactical(Micro) Strategic (Macro) and Mixed and explain why those styles are best fitting for each role.

Check for Understanding:

Standard:

Identify the different ways Managers lead their employees

Describe the management elements of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling and understand their application within the business environment.

Learning Target:


Activities:

What do Managers need to do to make sure their people do their best work? - Human Relations

How do businesses and managers create an environment that is desirable to work in?



Check for Understanding:


Standard:

Identify the different ways Managers lead their employees

Describe the management elements of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling and understand their application within the business environment.

Learning Target:


Activities:

SAS Video - Discussion of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Rewards

Career ID - What do you want in a career position in terms of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation.


Check for Understanding:


Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:

Discuss Management Functions - Analysis

Ownership Assessment - Take Home - Due Monday



Identifying the Role of a Manager - Assessment






Check for Understanding:


December 11

Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:


Career Planning and Employee Skills

The Career Search - What are you Looking For? - Prepare a separate document - Due Tomorrow

Discover Career Opportunities

1.) Start with Company Websites - Identify 3 companies you want to work for in the future and record their career page links.


2.) Then, for each company, identify the following for 3 careers at the company.

- Identify the Job Description and what you will be doing.

- What Job Requirements do they have for the position. Skills, Education, etc....

Example Document



3. Separate from future careers,
Discover 5 potential businesses in which you could work a summer job for and record their career page links. - Record what positions do they have for a high school student.


Check for Understanding:


Career Research due Wednesday

Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:


Management and Ownership are Due Today


Resume Building Practice


Discuss what a resume is and what it contains
Contact Information
Education
Past Work Experiences
Related Skills

Assemble Your List - Develop your Content for the Resume

Create your List - Volunteer, Employment and Extracurricular Activities


Check for Understanding:


Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:

Resume Practice Continued

Discuss your list - Learn to describe your activities and experiences

Example Sentences
http://www.ppl-inc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Samples-of-Job-Duties-for-Selected-Job-Experience.pdf

Resume Building Practice

Action words to use - Helps describe your experiences

http://www.aie.org/finding-a-career/writing-your-resume/100-great-resume-words.cfm

Peer Feedback

Describe your experiences using action words. Each activity needs to be described In 3-5 Quantifiable and Detailed sentences.

Relate them to a position - Relevancy

Skills Sections
Example
https://resumegenius.com/resume/skills-section-writing-guide

Fast Food Restaurant Skills - On the same Descriptions document list the skills that would be best fitting for a fast food position.

Check for Understanding:

Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:


Discuss Resume - Work with a partner on developing your resume sections - Use the samples and Resume Building Practice document.

Contact Information and Header


Education Section

Experiences/Employment Section
Related Skills

Answers need to Relate them to a position - Relevancy

Check for Understanding:


Prepare Resume Rough Draft for tomorrow.

Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:

Peer Review - Resume - Share with a Partner, I will provide support.

Look for:

Spelling, Grammar, Sentences, Formatting


The job application - Common Items to be prepared with.



References - Who is Appropriate and How to Ask
Follow the Guidelines, write your resume on a separate document


Check for Understanding:

December 18

Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:

Preparing for the Interview

Interview Prep - Discuss Preparing, Proper Dress, Attitude, Knowledge of the company and how to conduct yourself in the interview.

http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-top-50-interview-questions-and-how-to-handle-them-8000.htm


3.) Create your Elevator Speech for the question "Tell me about yourself" - To assist you, watch the video below in creating a write up. Pay attention to the Good and the Bad and prepare for what you will say in your interview to that question.

Example - How will this help the person your talking to?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20LfN8ENbhM

Do not talk about your personal profile unless they specifically ask!!!!

Check for Understanding:


References Write Up
Identify 3 references that you would use for the Job Process and explain why you would chose them in a well written paragraph - Due Next Wednesday


Due on Wednesday

Resume - Complete Final Copy for Wednesday


Application



References - Paragraph Write Up for each of the 3

Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:

Professionalism during the interview
- Hand Shake and Introducing yourself
- Eye Contact
- Posture
- Attire
- Things to do during the interview

Research and Interview the Business

Practice your elevator speech with partners. - Work on the delivery. - Partners start with the question - Tell me about yourself?

Tell me about yourself Videos - The good and the bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyww7eRVj3E

Other Interview Questions to be Prepared for.
http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-top-50-interview-questions-and-how-to-handle-them-8000.htm


Subway Sandwich Artist Position.

You will submit a Job Application, Final Resume, and References on Wednesday.

1.) Use the instructions to help fill out the application.



Check for Understanding:

Job Application - Due Thursday


References - Due Thursday


Resume - Due Thursday

Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:

Complete the Application, Resume and References by the BEGINNING of Class TOMORROW!


Check for Understanding:


Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:

Discuss last week of class and Finals Prep


Practice Interview Questions - Ask your partner some questions and prepare your responses with examples rather than just a response. "Explain Why"


http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-top-50-interview-questions-and-how-to-handle-them-8000.htm

Check for Understanding:


No School


January 1

No School

Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:


Interview Day - Mr. Bermel


Check for Understanding:


Standard:


Learning Target:


Activities:


Discuss Interview and Job Process

Begin Finals Prep - Look back at former assignments, previous assessments, links, keynotes, and all other items on the website.

Units this Year

Economic Decision Making

Economic Systems

Economic Roles

Measuring the Economy


Types of Businesses and Activities


Business Ownership

Management

Careers


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January 8

Standard:


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Activities:

Review Day

Discuss Courses Next Year


Accounting
Marketing
Sales and Workplace Communications
Computer Apps

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Finish Target Market Discussion

Identifying a specific group of people
http://www.netmba.com/marketing/market/segmentation/

US Census Quick Facts - Geographic and Demographic Information
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html

Psychographics - Personality Traits
http://www.marketing91.com/psychographic-segmentation/

Target Market - Analyze Practice


Begin the Marketing Concept


How to determine the needs of the marketplace? - Research - Primary and Secondary

Analyze their communities - What needs/wants are present and what is currently there to satisfy them?

Create a List

What opportunities are there to better satisfy the needs and wants of the people in the community even if there is already an option? - Business Opportunities

Create a List

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/new-business/2015/12/17/fridley-theater-waukee/77491242/

Can the idea be profitable? - How?
Interview Feedback

Identifying a specific group of people
http://www.netmba.com/marketing/market/segmentation/

US Census Quick Facts - Geographic and Demographic Information
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html